Thursday, June 30, 2011

Frying with Beer!

Two of my favorite things — beer and fried food. Yes, they're guilty pleasures, and no, I don't eat/drink them everyday. But sometimes a girl needs a tasty brew and crispy goodness, and sometimes she needs those two things in the same dish! When I saw the Beer Battered Tempeh Fish in the April issue of VegNews, I knew I had to make it:

OMG! The tempeh is seasoned with my other favorite thing — malt vinegar. Then its dipped in a beer batter (I used Magic Hat Wacko) and fried in hot oil. That white stuff is Tangy Tartar Sauce made from Vegenaise, relish, green olives, capers, and dry onion (the recipe is included in VegNews too).

I never cared for fish when I ate meat, but I do remember loving Captain D's as a kid. Not for the fish, but for the batter. This tempeh fish boasts a batter that's deliciously similar to the fast food chain's.

I served my "fish" with steamed, white pattypan squash from the Memphis Farmer's Market and Leahey Gardens macaroni and cheese.

Also, I forgot to mention yesterday (because Blogger was being CRAZY!) that I was featured as Memphian #180 out of 365 in the I Love Memphis "365 Memphians" Project. Blogger Kerry Crawford interviewed me about veganism, time travel, and my Friday night plans. Here's the link.

Ohhh...that looks crazy good! I have to say, I don't really miss any meat or cheese as a vegan, but if I miss one thing, it's fish...especially fish n chips! That looks amazing!! Oh and I love beer too LOL

wow, there certainly are plenty of vegan options today and CBS news have recently reported on the growing popularity of Veganism. Although you have to be careful as not all beer and lager is vegan. I use barnivore.com to check. I believe Bud Light is vegan.I recommend to most clients today that they ought to consider a wholefoods plant based diet.

I have read about the new stem cell burgers they are creating in Norway....if animal fat is solid at 37 degrees core human body temperature...I don't see how these burgers can be any more unhealthy....if anything they may be healthier...especially for the environment!